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    shortformblog: Best way to derail an Olympic soccer match: Accidentally use the South Korean flag for a game featuring the North Korean team. Oops. The North Korean women’s team protested the scene, one hour wasted. Suddenly, the match is a diplomatic failure, even though the North Koreans won. (AP photo) Lots of interest in this on guardian.co.uk today - here’s another picture of the flag sent in by Guardian reader James Crossan: read more here.

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    Best way to derail an Olympic soccer match: Accidentally use the South Korean flag for a game featuring the North Korean team. Oops. The North Korean women’s team protested the scene, one hour wasted. Suddenly, the match is a diplomatic failure, even though the North Koreans won. (AP photo)

    Lots of interest in this on guardian.co.uk today - here’s another picture of the flag sent in by Guardian reader James Crossan:

    read more here.

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      People need to calm down
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      If nothing else, this can be a lesson on checking your sources before you publish.
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      I didn’t think North Korea would even go to the Olympics.
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      OLYMPIC COCK-UP NUMBER THREE… guardian:
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